Ads by Special Box. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)

Special Box is the PUP that uses misleading techniques to prevent removal. Use Reimage to locate malicious components and get rid of them faster than with uninstall instructions. A full system scan blocks virus reappearance and prevents traffic to malicious domains.
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What is Special Box?

Special Box is yet another annoying adware that may easily initiate havoc during your browsing sessions. Security experts have also categorized it as a potentially unwanted program (PUP) because they have detected this adware to be actively spreading around the Internet along with various freewares. Even if it infiltrated web browser unnoticed, sooner or later people notice the presence of this program because it may start delivering a ton of commercial advertisements (pop-up, pop-under, banner, in-text, full-page and other forms of ads). Fortunately, each of them is marked as ‘Ads by Special Box’, ‘Powered by Special Box’ or similar notifications. Therefore, you will immediately recognize which program cause them and will be able to remove it. In order to do that, we recommend using Reimage or another reputable anti-spyware because it will help you to remove all registries and files related to this adware. Besides, it has been found that Special Box virus is commonly bundled with such programs as New Savaer, Giftssoft, Dealz, and other third-party apps. Therefore, reputable anti-sptyware will detect and remove the as well.

If you wonder why security experts urge to remove Special Box virus, then be aware that it may:

You should specifically be careful with Special Box ads because you can never known what websites they can make you visit. Since third-parties sponsor this adware, you may expect receiving some ads linked suspicious websites that may be involved in the distribution of suspicious software. By the way, it’s risky to allow third parties to access your browsing history, search terms, email address, IP address, etc. because gathered information may be used for wrong purposes. Therefore, we recommend you to remove Special Box virus without any delay.

How can Special Box hijack my computer?

Special Box spreads in a form of a browser plug-in. It does not have an official website and can hardly be found promoted on other download websites. It clarifies the fact that this adware is typically distributed in a bundled with other freewares and sharewares. Since it’s not clear what specific freewares carry Special Box redirect virus as an ‘optional download’, we recommend you to check every freeware before installing it. It’s very important to select Advanced or Custom installation option and look for the check boxes with ‘additional components’, such as browser add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, and extensions. Unmark ticks notifying your consent to install them and only after that click the Next or I Agree button. If you have already failed to do that and unconsciously installed Special Box virus, you should either run a full system scan with a reputable anti-spyware or follow the guide that is given below and remove Special Box virus right away.

How to remove Special Box virus?

Fortunately, Special Box is not malicious. Most probably you will find the uninstaller of this adware in Ad/Remove Programs list. However, you should not forget that adware-type programs may have related registries, which may further keep them active. Therefore, in order to remove Special Box virus fully, we recommend using a reliable anti-spyware:

What to do if failed?
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Delete Special Box from Safari

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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.

Here, select Extensions and look for Special Box or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.

Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....

Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Special Box removal process.